# oxytocin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɑksiˈtoʊsɪn/ · frequency rank #35,866

## Definitions
1. A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.

## Etymology
From oxytocic, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”, from τίκτω (tíktō, “I give birth”)).

## Common misspellings (12)
`oxtyocin`, `oxxytocin`, `oxyotcin`, `oxytcoin`, `oxytoccin`, `oxytocinn`, `oxytocni`, `oxytoicn`, `oxyttocin`, `oxyytocin`, `oyxtocin`, `xoytocin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/oxytocin